silverkings:
Going well to the glory of God.... After my service year in October 2020, I had no bearing then. A friend and mentor opened a POS shop and employed me as a sales boy in February 2021. He paid me 25k. To the glory of God we made excessive profit... 200 to 250k monthly. I could recall December 2021 we made up 400 to 450k. As an Organist, one church was paying me 20k as well.

February 2022 I got a call from my Priest if I'd like to work with FBN... I jumped in immediately!! 85k was my salary..... I worked with them for 8months. As I was working, I'm applying for other better jobs because I was a contract staff then...

September last year i joined another bank as a core staff.... Earning close to times 4 of my FBN salary....

Honestly how these things happened I don't know.... And I'm still looking forward for bigger opportunities.... I am thankful to God for these opportunities....

Nice one 👍

The quote: "don't despise little beginnings" comes to mind.


@ bolded: It's because you're doing some things right. Figure them out & keep doing them.

Karlifate:


👏👏
Happy for you 😊


You obeyed certain life principles & it worked for you.

Good morning boss , please can you shed some light on those certain life principles ?

Ekun123:
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If you fail to plan, you are automatic planning to fail. It is no news again in the country there is no enough job opportunities for school leavers. You know this before even go to school. In addition to mere certificate. It is either you develop other skills by learning in area of need and make legit money. Or you develop professional skills by getting certify in specialized area depending on your educational background and your interest and compete for the few opportunities that are available as vacancies. But if you are complacent for the whole NYSC year enjoying the little allowance without a plan of what is next. Don't blame Government, blame yourself.

Even if you don't go to school at all. How can one stay nine years on earth and cannot find out what to do. In 3 to 6 months online, you can learn digital skills online and be earning little by little till you become better.

There are graduates who learn how to weave school cardigan, bought the weaving and brand for different private schools and individuals and organize it as a small factory that is progressing today. NYSC can achieve this, it is not so expensive, if you organize your life. It is either you lack idea or you are not ready or you are not ready to grow gradually. There are uncountable gaps to be filled in this 200 millions plus population country than for someone to contribute nothing in nine years and blame government.

Join professional network, and see what your mates are doing to survive. At least you can copy and paste, if you cannot conceive your own idea. But I am not telling you, everyone will be Dangote but at least, you will live a decent life and be fulfilled .

💯

Karlifate:


You should've have attached your qualifications at the end of this comment.

bsc microbiology

Fleekkaaax:
Drop ur account number and phone number

2250
957622
zenith bank

phone number: 09020103539

eteforlor:


I'm working for a company.
I'm also a freelancer.

You can contact me via email if you need my services.

which state are you?

15thAccount:


What did you study? Your story touched me and as much as I want to I really don’t know how I can help. If you see this send aza, let me send small something.

I studied microbiology (bsc)

2250
957622
zenith bank

[quote author=Delightsome2023 post=124475267] you no been fit save from your allawee? [/quote
Don't u know the state of the country now, money has lost value trying to survive in the country this period

Brunosamel:
God dey by my side I finished my NYSC on March stayed at home in April applied for hotel job in May met my destiny helper that employed me in his company as a PA/ Accountant Not knowing he was giving appointment by former president Buhari, now I work both private sector full time and public sector per time contract staff the sweetest part it comes with free accomodations in Abuja. Nah God run am for me and I'm grateful....

Hello, please am in abuja too, wouldn't mind if you can assist me too, currently doing nothing.
Thank you

Karlifate:


Nice one 👍

The quote: "don't despise little beginnings" comes to mind.


@ bolded: It's because you're doing some things right. Figure them out & keep doing them.

Thank you so much

Ihenzy:
Finished october 2022 in Plateau. Got a Tech Graduate Trainee role with a Bank. I started tech while serving

Pls I'm interested in learning tech, kindly put me through.

eteforlor:


I'm working for a company.
I'm also a freelancer.

You can contact me via email if you need my services.

are you within abj?

[quote author=senatorken01 post=124525057][/quote]



Dear Graduate and job seekers.

Pick your CV today, during working hours, change your voice and call the numbers you put as your Referees with another number... Pretend you are an Employer and hear what they have to say about you.
They might just be the reason Employers don't call you back after a great interview.

LIFE IS DEEP

Douglad:
My cousin wey pass out 6 years ago do tailoring for one year na e vex start bombing.

Less than 5 years later, this guy don buy two Benz build e own property and wan start building of the second one

No responsible person envies or wants to be like your cousin.

Rinoxy:

No responsible person envies or wants to be like your cousin.

Dey there make pant wear you na lmao

Even the price of weed has skyrocketed 🤣🤣🤣🤣

slawomir:
Damnnn niggar
Isoright
Grab my weed to read and laugh about people suffering
If you like call me wicked I don't give a fuckkk
I can only start feeling ya all pains only if you start stepping into the polling unit without sentiment and tribalism


Hahah....like I said I know the problem of Nigeria
It is tribalism and sentiments.
If a man wins the region and state where there are enlightened, exposed, educated and more Liberal people then that man is supposed to be the president
But we ruined it with religion and tribalism
And you expect me not to rejoice at people's suffering from now? You must be joking

EmperorFred:
How do I go about the tech stuff pls

I studied mostly with scholarships and free online materials. most importantly i was disciplined to stick to it cos it was getting boring day after day. If you have a laptop you are one step in. Send a PM if you're ready.

dammy238:


Pls I'm interested in learning tech, kindly put me through.

How do I go about the tech stuff pls [/quote]
I studied mostly with scholarships and free online materials. most importantly i was disciplined to stick to it cos it was getting boring day after day. If you have a laptop you are one step in. Send a PM if you're ready.

blaze83:


Served in 2019 as a Graduate Assistant in a University in South South,. Being that I read a course (Petroleum Engineering) in the university that required strong connection to get a job (My 400L IT na connection I use get am) and I even graduated with a Second Classs Lower, I knew it was gonna be really hard out there. I used my life saving at the time (About 100k) to buy a London Used laptop and started learning programming while serving.

Before the end of my service year, my house was burgled and my laptop stolen, I almsot lost hope. Heck, I went to a Babalawo to help me retrieve my laptop but the baba na cruise, nothing worked.

After service year, my HOD in the university tried to get my retained as I was really helpful to them, and the department actually needed staffs, it was a new faculty, barely 2 years old, but omo, Graduate Assistant work for University na still connection.

The university were to pay us extra stipends as corpers, but they didn't pay it monthly, everything was lumped up and the whole 11 months paid at the end of service year, totally around 120k (12k per month). I used 50% of the money again to get a second hand laptop from a friend this time (The guy sha gave me a dying laptop), continued my learning. Need to add I was also trading forex and binary initially too, but stopped after several losses.

I went home after the university work no work out and my rent almost expiring. 3 months later, I miraculously got an Oil and Gas job without knowing anyone, just went to the interview, passed the written and oral test and got the offer. 170k net exclusive of HMO, lunch and other benefits, also got a brand new laptop. I was doing the work, used the new laptop to be learning programming, this time, more slowly cos of the burden of work.

2020, Covid year...I was part of those "sacked" as Covid hit the oil industry hard. Meanwhile, before being sacked, we stayed at home for 3 months doing nothing, just collecting money every month. I used that time to accerlerate my learning, I started programming by learning Python so it was easy for me to apply that to data science. The sack came and I used the opportunity to apply for internships in tech, I got Data Science internships where I wasn't even paid. I learned while also applyng to Oil and Gas jobs and even went for interviews.

Long story short, God has been faithful, today I earn with multiple tech skills I acquired over the years. Still building capacity, while thanking God for how far I've come, and how far I trust He can still take me. Don't despair guys, equip yourselves with relevant skills and keep pushing.

Inspiring ❤️

Douglad:


Dey there make pant wear you na lmao

I no pity una.

Ishoola:
There is no job in Nigeria, I graduated in year 2019 and served 2020, after then I keep traveling to different state for job invite, omo the rate is poor, I can't even count how many times I visited Abuja, I finished almost 500k on transport. Then next year 2021 I started POS business with 188k, God has blessed that 188k, it has fetch me millions with patience, omo, I am still in that business... The bottom line be say find something doing with the little resources you have.

Mr. Ishoola. Here is my number: 070fivenine831six95. please i want u to mentor me on pos business. help a brother.

Ihenzy:

I studied mostly with scholarships and free online materials. most importantly i was disciplined to stick to it cos it was getting boring day after day. If you have a laptop you are one step in. Send a PM if you're ready.

Good morning I saw your post on programming, I recently started Data Analysis I would love if you can give me some materials and guidance.

Feel free to send a Pm Sir

preciousose:

Good morning I saw your post on programming, I recently started Data Analysis I would love if you can give me some materials and guidance.

Snapdrag0n:
It's well.
Nairaland was created for us to share concerns. I'm 29, and I've 4people I've employed paying them reasonable salary every month. I mean salary you can save, with time marry, buy a car or build your house.
I was the SP (senior prefect in my high school), with this you know how intelligent head boy are. Poverty doesn't care if you're intelligent or not.
10yrs after secondary school I try admissions to study biochemistry in UNN, I dropped because no money to continue second year.
I try medicine, pharmacy to no avail until recently. God help me I had a pc and smart phone. I begin to learn hacking, I pay money to learn online from USA, Italy , Pakistan and India and get certificate.

Before now my mother had struggled and i had cleared all my ssce with beautiful grades, got Cambridge Alevel, and a diploma in ICT. I then begin to search for employment to no avail.
My mother sat me down and said my son, you're growing, what's your next plans? All your younger sisters are now graduate 3 are married (this was like 5yrs ago). I told her I'll study medicine. She told me I believe you, you always have the potential but I'm now a pensioner, where will the money come from?
It breaks my heart to hear that. I begin to use my pc day and night, morning and afternoon even without light I'll buy fuel and burn, in my bed coding, learning and I was happy I was creating things.
Sometimes I fail and feel like destroying the pc but I'll stay calm after 2days I'll go back. I begin to get closer to God and one night it drop. I was like why I'm I poor? Why will I be staying back from church when the governor, and some billionaires are leaving their comfort homes to church and praying? I was very angry I took myself to Dunamis.
That night something drop. God gave me an idea and tears begin to drain down my cheeks. For all these years such ideas had been hidden? Even my lecturers they don't know.

When I return home, around 05:30, I begin to write down every ideas that was coming. I drafted and I started working on it immediately without telling anyone.
I completed first part, challenge was now money. While I had admission to start medicine in uniport the same month TB Joshua die, my father also die. I was left broken. Long story short. I lost my dad that year, I lost my admission, I lost the house I was renting.
A lady from my church help me with little money to manage. It was really shameful I also lost my gf. The landlord threw out my stuffs I couldn't take them to my mother's house. But God locate me with a better place.
On August, admission to study in Canada came, I forgot I had applied early January while waiting for jamb admission in uniport. I was happy for the first time. I told mother, she replied it's good but where is the money? I show her it came with a scholarship. She couldn't believe. But I noticed, that night she didn't sleep until day breaks. Guys whatever you do, or pass through. Never say your mother is a witch. Someone that gave birth to you can't bewitche you. Life is full of mystery. Trust in God!

We gather money and I travel to Abuja, the school had told me my visa will be unconditional. Just take to the Canadian embassy in your country. Deadline was October, I did my ppt, ASUU was on strike lols. My dad's burial was November and as the only son the family said it's a must I must attend. So I write to the school for extension and they agreed. While in Abuja, I met someone from Nairaland infact it was two a boy and a girl. The girl was beautiful she loves me, from sighting I feel she was from a rich home or she was working and earning big, we spend sometime together. She supported to assist in anyway she can. Guys, becareful some girls even guys on Nairaland are totally different from the real person posting or quoting your post ok.

I return home and buried my father. On December being the Festive season, I met my pastor and others, they couldn't believe but prayed for me. My girlfriend that left me heard it through a friend I was traveling, and some couldn't believe even my friends in Lagos. I even call one who was my secondary school friend, he turn down my call to say I shouldn't lie to him he had traveled to Ghana, Cameroon, Kenya, infact he's a traveller then replied me ...guy you're lying. I felt bad but responded him to say you travel to poor countries that Nigeria is better than. I ended the call.

1week to Christmas I booked my flight one way because the airline said until I show proof as a student for not coming back soon they can't permit me. I did everything and got all my papers. For the first time I was meeting millionaires children & families at the airport, I was like poverty is satanic. Money will make you fresh and you'll meet and have good friends.

I begin to meet people and some beautiful girls travelling to USA, and Canada too. I'm sure they might detected I'm new because there's difference between a person travelling regularly with their rolling box and a Jonny just come! That's how I was looking. But I had courage, because for one to travel to Canada and study medicine wasn't a child's thing even for those who had money to travel there. So they'll ask about my destination I told them Alberta Canada, they'll ask for?? I'll politely tell them I'm a medical student. They'll keep quiet. Got my number and I was happy to meet fresh people.

School fees to study medicine in Canada is not 4000usd or 6000usd o. I just humble myself until departure. For the first time entering international airlines. When the airplane started ascending and I saw how high is the telecom mass and we were flying passing and going up up.. plus the breeze that was touching me. Tears run down my cheeks the suffering Nigerians are passing through. I was like I'm free! Let me not explain more.

Finally after 2days I arrived University of Alberta, my friends were already waiting for me because we have a telegram group and those white girls were already talking about a Nigerian coming to join us. They'll add me and I had many friends even before I arrived. I took photos and share with my siblings, my mother for the first time she had pride to tell neighbours, and friends my son you're looking for is no more in Nigeria 😁. She was happy.

When my friend in Lagos saw,I believe their silence was a shame . Until today I've never talk to him. That's how our friendship ended.

What I developed at home showed me that God was preparing me but I never knew. After I arrived here I notice exchange rate was rising and imagine your mom trying to send you 100k in Canada for a food and rentals? Bills here are monthly. Paying for internet, water, heating, power, and many. In a month my bill is 70k after changing to naira.

This is when I launch the application I was developing while in Nigeria. I put it in playstore and app store. Omor see downloads. If I mentioned the app name now or the website, you'll see the traffic is not ordinarily. This is were I'm getting money for other things and also employing people to work for me. By year end I'll increase to 7 and before end of 2024 I'll have 25-30 people working under me.

ICT money is like blood money, oil money, drug money, and football money. It has no limits. While you have time now, it's not too late to learn skills. I'm unveiling my car on my birthday and bookmark this page you'll see who is the CEO. Young but full of something. I told myself medicine is just a family thing, not what will feed my family and relatives. But my ICT kills. Don't wait for employment or taking files working to people offices when you can start up something.
If you don't have money to survive, can you employ 4people? This didn't come in one day. Calm down and learn. Think. This is a true life story, everyone has theirs. See you ✌️.

Risk is key: Used your Nysc money to build an app or create something. If need be sacrificed your school fees for year, deferred the admission for 1year and start up something within that year. If you need mentorship in any IT field you want to invest on or start up something or you want to learn programming. Contact me
Email: info.lightcloud@gmail.com.

Cool story bro. Learning a skill is the key. Myself I'm a freelancer. A top one in my category on Fiverr. I enjoy what I do every day, and I work from home at my own convenience.

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eteforlor:


I am also a class of 2015.
You shouldn't have stayed in the village after NYSC. No opportunities in the village. You were so comfortable in the village.

I worked as a classroom teacher in Lagos after my NYSC . I was earning N13k monthly. They later increased it to 20k in 2017. I was learning Programming while working as a teacher. I later resigned to work as house boy where I was earning N60k monthly. I resigned after 3 months due to maltreatment from my boss's son. I was employed as an intern in a tech company, I wasn't able to implement the tasks assigned to me, so I dumped the company.

I kept learning, I don't give up. To cut the long story short, I now earn between N250,000 to 300,000 monthly as a software developer.

Just learn a skill. Leave your comfort zone if you are not making meaningful progress.

how you did yiu learn ypur programming
Was it a virtual or physical clasd
Ur reply will help shape me and my intuition

YourBestWriter:
it is 9 years now and counting for me. Finished service in 2015. I stay with my parents in the village now, and I have been their burden for years. Everything just stood still after service year, and the worst was I was unable to save.

Even my hands are tied with no money in my account. I tried to carry block in a block industry, but each labourer together agreed to refuse me that opportunity because they say that I am ajebo, and I don't belong to block industries. I don't know how they find out that I am a book person even though I tried so hard to hide it.

Sometimes I pray for a quick painless death, but everyday God kept providing food for me to eat like as if he doesn't want me to die. But i kept on arguing with him till this day in my prayers. I beg him to take my wretched life painlessly, but it is as if he's enjoying my pains.

Change Your Mindset.

Volunteer To Work For NGOs.

As You Do Well, You'll Surely Be Financially Rewarded Provided You Are Contributing A Needed Skill.


Stop Demeaning Yourself.


Learn A Digital Skill Like Data Analysis And Use It To Work For Yourself Online If You Can Work Online.